By Oregon Society of CPAs, In the 1990s Oregon adopted legislation to provide that the Oregon definition of taxable income would automatically tie to changes in the federal definition of taxable income.  As the 2009 Legislature convened, they became very concerned about the newest stimulus package that was moving through […]

By Chris Benson Owner of GeeksAKnockin’ LLC, Imagine if you came in to your office tomorrow and found that your laptop/desktop/server had been stolen.  How long could your business continue to operate without access to the information on those computers?  How much would it cost to recreate all the company records, […]

Hewlett-Packard recently announced a 13% drop in quarterly profit.  Here is where they are decline and where they are rising; PCs -19% Printer -19% Servers -18% Software -7% Services +116% * * = Service increase due to acquisition

The Oregon Brewers Guild has been spreading the alert on  House Bill 2461 which increases the barrel tax on beer by more than 1,800% (from $2.60to $49.61).  This could add to the cost of a six-pack as much as $2.   The Guild has been highlighting these three viewer polls […]

By Ken Neizgoda, Biz Reporter Health care jobs in Oregon are on the rise as other industries experience growing unemployment, according to a news report issued in January from the state of Oregon.  Health services, which is grouped together with educational services in the report, added jobs in Oregon in […]

By John Ledger Associated Oregon Industries, In a four-hour joint hearing of the House and Senate Environment & Natural Resources Committee, five AOI manufacturers, various member associations, other AOI Member companies, the Co-Chair of the AOI Air & Energy Committee, and AOI staff, all provided testimony on SB 80, the […]

By Bill Conerly, Businomics, Conerly Consulting A good question asked yesterday: Is this recession different from others in degree or in kind?  No recession hits the historic averages smack in the middle, so this one would have to be at least a little different in degree of severity or duration.  […]

Dunn, Carney, Allen, Higgins and Tongue Attorneys at Law, Portland, eAlerts This year, employers have already had three major changes to deal with – significant FMLA changes, the passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, and a new U.S. Supreme Court decision that again expands the conduct protected by […]

Intel -– Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini today announced the company would spend $7 billion over the next two years to build advanced manufacturing facilities in the United States. The investment funds deployment of Intel’s industry-leading 32 nanometer (nm) manufacturing technology that will be used to build faster, smaller […]

By Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, A recently completed financial analysis has determined that Oregon hospitals will face almost $400 million in losses over the next two years under the 2009-2011 budget proposal presented to Oregon lawmakers by Governor Ted Kulongoski.  The 2009-2011 “Governor’s Recommended Budget” (GRB) proposes […]